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The pests that have been laying waste to crops across Africa follow the winds, just like smoke

With floods maps often outdated, augmented reality may help homeowners better understand the risk of inundation

The ways governments choose to bolster foundering economies could impact greenhouse gas emissions

The devices can image a battery’s magnetic field, spotting weaknesses and more accurate readings of charge levels

The population exposed to one or more extreme weather events each year could more than double by mid-century

Higher temperatures and wetter weather may spur soil microbes to release more carbon into the atmosphere

With cars off the roads, scientists can study how smog and other types of pollution change  

The agency fell well short of its goal of evaluating local flood control efforts every five years

The switch from coal to gas has driven down CO₂ emissions, but leaks negate much of those gains in the short term

Pooling meltwater destabilized the glacier, sending an avalanche of ice down a mountainside

Ice lost by Greenland and Antarctica outweighs any gains from accumulating snow, measurements from NASA’s ICESat-2 show

If the coronavirus ushers in a societal shift toward more telework, that could mean fewer cars on U.S. roads

Resilience measures to deal with flooding and other climate impacts must be balanced with issues like affordable housing

Extreme heat is deadly to many of the same populations that are most vulnerable to COVID-19

Expanding buyout programs would be more cost-effective than other measures, such as elevating houses or flood-proofing basements

The new National Hurricane Center maps will show the expected depth of storm surge from tropical systems

The answer lies in what sectors of the economy have shut down and expectations of recovery later in the year

Though air travel demand has plummeted, federal regulations have required airlines to maintain flights

With supply chains disrupted, farms and dairies have had to throw away their goods, wasting the energy spent to produce them

Improved emergency planning and stronger building codes could help avoid costly surprises

The first three months of the year were the second warmest in 141 years of record keeping

Data from tree rings suggest this drought is the worst in the region in 500 years

Warm temperatures, clear weather and little snow all played a role in last summer’s major melt event on the ice sheet

Vocal critics have cited perceived flaws in both climate and virus modeling, despite scientific evidence to the contrary